2022 · Week 7

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

37·23

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LAC -5.5

Total

51.5

Model margin

+2.9est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Chargers winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Seahawksedge mapChargers
  • +0.013EPA / play+0.007
  • 44.8%Success rate44.1%
  • +0.060EPA / dropback+0.037
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.057
  • 9.2%Explosive rate6.9%
  • +5.46CPOE+1.13
  • 37.4%Third-down rate43.5%
  • 54.3%Red-zone TD rate55.9%
  • 2.05Points / drive1.97
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 7–5 since 1999

Meetings average 40.7 points. LAC are 5-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2018 · W9LAC @ SEA2517CHARGERS
2014 · W2SEA @ SD2130CHARGERS
2010 · W3SD @ SEA2027SEA
2006 · W16SD @ SEA2017CHARGERS
2002 · W17SEA @ SD3128SEA
2001 · W16SEA @ SD2522SEA
2001 · W12SD @ SEA1013SEA
2000 · W10SD @ SEA1517SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith20/2721021

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III231677.32
DeeJay Dallas6355.80
Geno Smith471.80
Dee Eskridge144.00

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert33/5129321

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Austin Ekeler9313.41
Justin Herbert3227.30
Sony Michel252.50
Isaiah Spiller1-5-5.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +5.53.9%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

3.12%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.8%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.27
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+2.90